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Best for waves
3 places in Maldives have at least one spot with waves: North Male Atoll, South Male Atoll (Kaafu Atoll) and Lhaviyani Atoll. Between them, 5 wave spots and 7 kite schools.
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
North Male AtollSouth Male Atoll (Kaafu Atoll)Lhaviyani AtollEverything Maldives doesWaves nearbyAlso in Maldives
3 places, largest first
3 of its 5 spots are marked for waves
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 48%, Feb 54%, Mar 16%, Apr 5%, May 63%, Jun 68%, Jul 18%, Aug 42%, Sep 32%, Oct 34%, Nov 7%, Dec 42%. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
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Awshan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 2 spots is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
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1 of its 2 spots is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec.
also flat wateralso beginnersalso foilingalso waves and flat
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the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Male Atoll | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| South Male Atoll (Kaafu Atoll) | 1 | 1 | 2 | none | 2 | 4 |
| South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaal Atoll) | 1 | none | 2 | none | none | 2 |
| Lhaviyani Atoll | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Meedhupparu | 1 | none | none | none | none | none |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for Maldives where there is one - 4 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
Waves nearby
OmanMauritiusThailandMadagascarKenya
The closest countries with a page for the same kind of riding, centre to centre: Oman 2,638 km, Mauritius 3,181 km, Thailand 3,278 km, Madagascar 3,880 km, Kenya 3,953 km.
A place is here when at least one of its spots describes waves, surf, swell or a beach break in its water, or is tagged for wave riding, surf or strapless. Spots whose only wave mention is "small waves" do not count. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.